Objectives: We investigated whether daily supplementation with low-dose B vitamins in healthy elderly improves Framingham risk score (FRS), a cardiovascular disease predictor. Methods: A double-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted in a rural area of North China during...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20825
Objectives: Large-scale programs often use proxy indicators for evaluation purposes but little is known on whether use of these indicators might lead to erroneous conclusions regarding impact of programs. In the FORISCA-UltraRice+NutriRice trial in Cambodia, fortified rice was in...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21077
Objectives: Little is known about how different delivery platforms can be used to reach at-risk populations with micronutrient-powders (MNPs). We conducted a process-evaluation of a market-based model where frontline-workers (FLW) sell MNPs at home visits, and provide IYCF-counse...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21289
Objectives: Alarmingly, according to the Bangladesh Demographic & Health Surveys, there is an absolute decline of 24 per cent in VAS supplementation from 2007 to 2011. So, this study tries to explore the socio-demographic causes of receipt of Vitamin A in Bangladesh in 2007 a...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20826
Objectives: Homestead food production (HFP) programs aim to provide families with access to micronutrient-rich foods and increase dietary diversity for improved functional outcomes, while also empowering women. However, evidence is lacking globally of the impact of HFP on child g...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21149
Rakesh Kumar, Kapil Yadav, Smita Sinha, C. Palanivel, M. A. Ansari, Siddhartha Sinha, S. Chandrakant Pandav & M. G. Karmarkar·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: In this paper, we review the occupational health hazards among iodized salt workers and initiatives to address them in India. Methods: A systematic electronic and manual search was conducted to identify literature on occupational health hazards and initiatives to addr...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21176
Objectives: To evaluate the responsiveness of BS over one year to MVAS administered as per national program in rural India. Methods: Prospective community based follow-up of a cohort of 262 children with BS, aged between 1 and 5 years. Resolution or cure was defined if there was...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20827
Objectives: Nigeria is third of 34 countries that contribute 90% of the global burden of stunting, and has the third highest numbers of wasted children. Prevailing evidence emphasizes the need for effective scale-up of interventions like micronutrient supplementation. This study...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21219
Objectives: To describe the findings of an RCT to evaluate the impact of mobile phone text (SMS) messaging in encouraging providers to recommend ORS and zinc instead of antibiotics for the management of uncomplicated childhood diarrhea. Methods: The intervention consisted of SMS...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21126
Objectives: To assess the progress made in vitamin A supplementation in Nigeria. To assess the challenges experienced and proffer solutions. Methods: The method used for this study involved the review of data collated from different reports from State monitors of the Maternal, ne...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20829
Objectives: The main objective is to identify achievements, challenges and lessons learned in implementing large scale food fortification in Tanzania for the benefit of other countries attempting to initiate national mandatory fortification of staple foods Methods: Lessons learne...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21078
Objectives: Widespread zinc deficiency is likely to exist in developing countries where staple diets are predominantly plant based and intakes of animal source foods are low. In Ethiopia, there are no data which reflect the current prevalence of zinc deficiency at the national an...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21290
Objectives: To identify factors that contribute to team performance. Methods: Using tally sheets, teams were categorized in two: "acceptable performance" and "poor performance" and members of both teams were randomly selected and interviewed. Data were entered into Epi info, comp...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20830
Objectives: In pulse and cereal-based agricultural communities, we compared the nutrition of mothers and children (<5y) through anthropometric and dietary assessment. Methods: A between-group design (Feb-July 2013) was applied in purposively selected pulse (Holagoba Kukie, Hal...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21221
Objectives: Childhood diarrhea is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Haiti; a situation exacerbated by the cholera outbreak in 2010. Oral rehydration salts (ORS), when combined with zinc (ORS-zinc), is effective in preventing death and reduces severity of illness—yet th...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21291